Use case

Core Use Cases for Motion Docs

Docs are designed to support the full spectrum of written work, from early exploration to polished output.

• Brainstorming ideas → Capture thoughts, references, or snippets in the white space without worrying about order or polish.

• Outlining projects or content → Map structure visually, then shift into writing mode as sections take shape.

• Drafting quickly with AI → Turn outlines or prompts into first drafts in seconds, saving time on blank-page starts.

• Revising and refining → Use AI to edit for tone, clarity, or length while keeping control of the final message.

• Collaborating with teammates → Share one doc for ideas, drafts, and reviews — so discussion and edits stay in context.

• Capturing knowledge → Store meeting notes, briefs, or project overviews in Docs so work and context live side by side.

Key idea: No matter where you are in the writing process — brainstorming, structuring, drafting, or polishing — Motion Docs give you one continuous space to do it.

When to Use White Space vs. AI in Docs

Motion Docs give you two ways to work, depending on where you are in the process:

• Use the white space when…

  • You’re still brainstorming and collecting raw ideas.

  • You want to cluster inputs, references, or notes without worrying about flow.

  • You’re mapping the structure of a doc before writing sentences.

• Use AI when…

  • You’re ready to turn outlines or ideas into a draft.

  • You need help rewriting for tone, clarity, or length.

  • You want to refine specific sections without reworking the whole doc.

How they work together: Start broad in the white space → organize into an outline → draft and polish with AI inside the doc.

Key idea: White space is for exploration, AI is for execution — and both live inside Docs so you can move fluidly between them.

How White Space and AI Work Together

Docs are most powerful when you use the white space and AI in tandem. Each mode complements the other — one helps you explore, the other helps you refine.

The flow looks like this:

1. Capture freely → Start in the white space by jotting down notes, references, and ideas without worrying about polish.

2. Structure your thoughts → Organize snippets into clusters, sections, or a rough outline.

3. Draft with AI → Turn that outline into a full draft using Motion’s AI co-writer directly inside the doc.

4. Refine iteratively → Use AI to adjust tone, tighten clarity, or expand sections as needed.

5. Finalize → With both exploration and AI-driven drafting in one space, you can polish and share seamlessly.

Key idea: White space helps you think broadly, AI helps you write sharply — together, they create a smooth path from messy ideas to a finished doc.

Inherited Context

When you create a doc in Motion, it automatically inherits the context of where it was created — whether that’s inside a project, task, or workspace. This means the doc isn’t starting from scratch: Motion understands its relationship to surrounding work.

Inherited context allows AI to:

• Align drafts with the goals of the project or workspace it belongs to.

• Surface the most relevant references and details.

• Keep writing on-topic and connected to ongoing work.

Instead of asking AI to generate in a vacuum, inherited context ensures every draft is grounded in the work already happening around it.